[wplug] As usual wifi connection problems.

Stanley C Slomberg scslomberg at hotmail.com
Tue Jul 13 11:54:56 EDT 2010


Terry,Have you called Carnegie Library to find out how you can get on?  I cant understand why this is happening. They depend on a good network.
Stanley C.

> Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:16:25 -0700
> From: terrymcintyre at yahoo.com
> To: wplug at wplug.org
> Subject: Re: [wplug] As usual wifi connection problems.
> 
> Carnegie Library is having some difficulty with their wifi. 
> 
> This morning, the Carrick branch posted a notice that wifi in all Carnegie 
> libraries is not working today. I do not know when this problem began, nor when 
> they expect it to be fixed. 
> 
> On Sunday July 11th, I could not get a wifi connection at the Squirrel Hills 
> library.
> 
> The previous Wednesday, I was able to connect at the main branch in Oakland. 
>  Terry McIntyre <terrymcintyre at yahoo.com>
> 
> 
> Linux Systems Administration
> Taking time to do it right saves having to do it twice.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Max Putas <maxblaze at gmail.com>
> > To: General user list <wplug at wplug.org>
> > Sent: Mon, July 12, 2010 6:27:29 PM
> > Subject: Re: [wplug] As usual wifi connection problems.
> > 
> > I believe that library requires a special type of  network-based
> > authentication. It's been a few years since I used it; I would  check
> > with someone at the service desk.
> > 
> > On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 5:13  PM, Terence J. Golightly
> > <vze27hs6 at verizon.net> wrote:
> > >  Greetings all,
> > >
> > > If any of you have been to recent meetings, then  you might be familiar
> > > with my connection issues with my laptop.  Sitting  next to me now it is
> > > connected wirelessly to my SOHO router w/o  incident.  However, earlier
> > > today, I went to Squirrel Hill Library and  could not get a connection.
> > >
> > > iwlist wlan0  scanning
> > >
> > > would show all the wireless aps in the area, three of  which were for the
> > > library.  I tried to connect to each one in turn.  No  networks found.  I
> > > would try entering the ssid manually and run dhclient  no go. Dhclient
> > > would time out. I perused the log files of wicd and  messages.  All I
> > > could notice is that it can't find the network.  Is  there something new
> > > with connecting to the library system  wirelessly?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Terry
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> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Max  Putas
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